Westhaven Color

#2a4442

Westhaven is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta

Inverse Color #d5bbbd
Complementary Color #442a2b
Color Shade: warm cyan (175.38° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 21.57% (better contrasting with white)
Westhaven Color Sample
Westhaven Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #2a4442

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Westhaven Color. The Spectra color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Teal Forest (#405b5d) for more calm effect. Try Rosemary as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#442a2b is the best complementary color to Westhaven. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #2a4442 complementary color is Woody Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Plantation are #2a4435 and #2a3844. Thus found on the left and right of #2a4442 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tom Thumb and Ebony Clay colors as they work well with Westhaven.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Westhaven palette consists of #44352a and #442a38 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#442a2b). Try Mondo and Woody Brown colors in combination with #2a4442, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #2a4442 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Westhaven. Thus Mondo and Voodoo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Westhaven contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Woody Brown, Martinique, and Rangitoto split by 90° on the color wheel. #2a4442 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Westhaven tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#442a2b) and two others. The Voodoo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Kelp – 120° from the complementary Woody Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #422a44 and #2b442a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #2a4442 is made of 24% red, 39% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Westhaven has a hue angle of 175.38°, a saturation of 23.64% and a lightness of 21.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2a4442 is made of 10.2% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.79% yellow and 73.33% black ink.

HEX #2a4442
RGB Decimal rgb(42,68,66)
RGB Percentage 24%, 39%, 38%
CMYK 10.2, 0, 0.79, 73.33
HSL hsl(175.38,23.64%,21.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(175.38,38.24%,26.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(26.7912,-10.4498,-1.9559)
XYZ xyz(4.0053,5.0198,5.9121)
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